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15 questions · 15 findings · 12 reviews · Schizophrenia

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 13.3%Very low 7 · 46.7%Low 4 · 26.7%Moderate 1 · 6.7%High 1 · 6.7%

Maintenance treatment with antipsychotic drugs vs placebo/no treatment

Acceptability of treatment ‐ leaving the study early · schizophrenia

Maintenance treatment with antipsychotic drugs leads to lower leaving the study early: due to any reason (acceptability of… compared with placebo/no treatment (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antipsychotic dose increase vs antipsychotic dose continuation

Acceptability of treatment ‐ leaving the study early · non response in schizophrenia

Antipsychotic dose increase showed no clear difference in leaving the study early: acceptability ‐ leaving early due to any… compared with antipsychotic dose continuation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Adjunctive carbamazepine + antipsychotics vs placebo/no adjunctive treatment + antipsychotics

Leaving the study early · patients with schizophrenia

It is very uncertain whether adjunctive carbamazepine + antipsychotics changes acceptability of treatment Leaving the study early due to any reason compared with placebo/no adjunctive treatment + antipsychotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Perazine vs placebo

Leaving the study early · patients with schizophrenia

It is very uncertain whether perazine changes acceptability of treatment Leaving the study early due to any reason compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

FLUPHENAZINE vs LOW‐POTENCY ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS

Acceptability of treatment ‐ leaving the study early · patients with schizophrenia

FLUPHENAZINE showed no clear difference in acceptability of treatment‐leaving the study early due to any reason compared with LOW‐POTENCY ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

PERPHENAZINE vs LOW‐POTENCY ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS

Acceptability of treatment ‐ leaving the study early · patients with schizophrenia

It is very uncertain whether comparison 1: PERPHENAZINE changes acceptability of treatment ‐ leaving the study early due to any reason compared with LOW‐POTENCY ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

ADJUNCTIVE BENZODIAZEPINES + ANTIPSYCHOTICS vs placebo/no adjunctive treatment + antipsychotics

Unacceptability of treatment (drop-outs / leaving study early) · patients with schizophrenia

It is very uncertain whether ADJUNCTIVE BENZODIAZEPINES + ANTIPSYCHOTICS changes leaving the study early due to any reason (overall acceptability of… compared with PLACEBO/NO ADJUNCTIVE TREATMENT + ANTIPSYCHOTICS (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

BENZODIAZEPINES AS SOLE TREATMENT vs placebo

Unacceptability of treatment (drop-outs / leaving study early) · patients with schizophrenia

It is very uncertain whether BENZODIAZEPINES AS SOLE TREATMENT changes leaving the study early due to any reason (overall acceptability of… compared with PLACEBO (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Benzodiazepines vs antipsychotics

Unacceptability of treatment (drop-outs / leaving study early) · patients with schizophrenia

It is very uncertain whether BENZODIAZEPINES changes leaving the study early due to any reason (overall acceptability of… compared with ANTIPSYCHOTICS (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

TRIFLUOPERAZINE vs LOW‐POTENCY ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS

Acceptability of treatment ‐ leaving the study early · patients with schizophrenia

Trifluoperazine showed no clear difference in leaving the study early: 1. Acceptability of treatment ‐ leaving… compared with low‐potency antipsychotic drugs (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

HALOPERIDOL vs first‐generation antipsychotics

Behaviour: Leaving the study early (short‐term) · patients with schizophrenia

Haloperidol showed no clear difference in leaving the study early due to any reason as a measure of overall… compared with first‐generation antipsychotics (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

HALOPERIDOL vs first‐generation antipsychotics

Leaving the study early ‐ medium term ‐ any reason · patients with schizophrenia

It is very uncertain whether haloperidol changes leaving the study early due to any reason as a measure of overall… compared with first‐generation antipsychotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Continuation vs reduction of polypharmacy

Leaving the study early ‐ for any reason ‐ overall acceptability (combined time points) · patients with schizophrenia

Summary of findings table ‐ Continuation may leads to lower leaving the study early due to any reason – overall acceptability… compared with reduction of polypharmacy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review